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the specified product. Polartec further 

stated that while there had been some 

difficulties in sourcing one component 

of the final fabric, a woven face fabric, 

that product was currently available, 

and that any concerns Columbia had 

with respect to the sample previously 

provided could be addressed. 

On January 16, 2008, Columbia 

submitted its rebuttal to Polartec’s 

response. In its submission, Columbia 

indicated that it had made significant 

efforts to produce the fabric with 

Polartec, and had provided the company 

ample opportunity to develop the 

product. Columbia argued that despite 

its efforts to source the product from 

Polartec, Polartec was unable to 

substantiate its claims that it could 

produce the fabric as specified in a 

timely manner. Columbia asserted that 

Polartec’s inability to source different 

components of the final fabric as 

specified, namely the woven face fabric 

and the embossing, was the reason that 

the sample provided by Polartec 

differed substantially from the 

specifications Columbia required. 

Therefore, Columbia argued that 

Polartec is unable to supply the fabric 

in question in a timely manner. 

On January 24, 2008, in accordance 

with section 203(o)(4) of the CAFTA-DR 

Act, Article 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR 

Agreement, and section 8(c)(4) of CITA’s 

procedures, because there was 

insufficient information to make a 

determination within 30 days, CITA 

extended the period of making a 

determination by 14 U.S. business days. 

On February 6, 2008, in accordance 

with section 8(c)(4)(i) of CITA’s final 

procedures, CITA held a public meeting 

with representatives from Columbia, 

Polartec, and Burlington Worldwide, 

during which the interested entities 

presented evidence and arguments to 

CITA regarding Polartec’s stated ability 

to provide the subject fabric in 

commercial quantities in a timely 

manner. 

Section 203(o)(4)(C)(ii) of the CAFTADR Act provides that after receiving a 

request, a determination will be made as 

to whether the subject product is 

available in commercial quantities in a 

timely manner in the CAFTA-DR 

countries. In the instant case, the 

information on the record clearly 

indicates that Columbia made 

significant efforts to source the fabric in 

the CAFTA-DR region, specifically from 

Polartec, and that Polartec cannot 

supply the specified fabric in a timely 

manner. Therefore, in accordance with 

section 203(o) of the CAFTA-DR Act, 

and its procedures, as no interested 

entity has substantiated its ability to 

supply the subject product in 

commercial quantities in a timely 

manner, CITA has determined to add 

the specified fabric to the list in Annex 

3.25 of the CAFTA-DR Agreement. 

The subject fabric is added to the list 

in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR 

Agreement in unrestricted quantities. A 

revised list has been published on-line. 

CITA notes that, in accordance with 

section 203(o)(4) of the CAFTA-DR Act, 

Article 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR 

Agreement, and section 9 of CITA’s 

procedures, an interested entity may 

request CITA to remove or restrict the 

quantity of a product listed in Annex 

3.25 six months after the product has 

been added. If CITA determines that the 

product is available in commercial 

quantities, or restricted quantities, in a 

timely manner in the CAFTA-DR 

countries, CITA will publish in the 

Federal Register a notice of its 

determination of removal or restriction. 

Accordingly, the product will be 

removed from the Annex 3.25 list, or its 

quantity restricted, six months after the 

publication date of CITA’s 

determination. 

Specifications: 

HTS Subheading: 6001.22 

(a) Woven Face Fabric: 

Fiber Content: 100% textured polyester with mechanical stretch 

Average Yarn Number: 

Warp: 114-126 metric/72 filament polyester 

(71-79 denier/72 filament polyester) 

Filling: 107-118 metric/72 filament polyester 

(76-84 denier/72 filament polyester) 

Thread Count: 54-60 warp ends per centimeter x 

45-50 filing picks per centimeter(137-152 warp 

end per inch x (114-126 filling picks per inch) 

Weave Type: 2x2 twill with mechanical stretch 

Weight: 100-110 grams per square meter (2.9-3.3 

ounces per square yard) 

Finish: Piece dyed or printed; piece dyed or printed and embossed with engraved rollers 

(b) Knit Back Fabric: 

Knit: 2 thread circular knit fleece (looped pile knit) 

Average Yarn Number: 

Face yarn: 114 -127 metric/36 filament (71- 

79 denier/36 filament) 

Fleece yarn: 114-127 metric/144 filament 

(71-79 denier / 144 filament) 

Machine Gauge: 24 

Weight: 133-147 grams/sq. meter (3.9-4.3 oz. sq 

yd) 

Finish: Piece dyed or printed; piece dyed or printed and embossed with engraved rollers 

NOTES: Face fabric treated with a durable water 

repellent finish that passes the AATCC Test ι22; 

Fabrics joined with a dot matrix adhesive; Fleece 

fabric has a mechanical anti-pill finish achieved 

by shearing the technical back and tumbling in 

the presence of heat. 

≤Width: Minimum cuttable width of composite fabric 

is 143.5 cm (56.5 inches). 

R. Matthew Priest, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. 08–784 Filed 2–15–08; 1:42 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Determination under the Textile and 

Apparel Commercial Availability 

Provision of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free 

Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR 

Agreement) 

February 15, 2008. 

AGENCY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Determination to add a product 

in unrestricted quantities to Annex 3.25 

of the CAFTA-DR Agreement. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 21, 2008. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA) has determined that certain wool 

blend coating fabrics, as specified 

below, are not available in commercial 

quantities in a timely manner in the 

CAFTA-DR countries. The product will 

be added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the 

CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted 

quantities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maria Dybczak, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482-3651. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ONLINE: http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/ 

CaftaReqTrack.nsf.Reference number: 

39.2008.01.16.Fabric.Alston&BirdRothschild&Co. 

SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION: 

Authority: Section 203(o)(4) of the 

Dominican Republic-Central America-United 

States Free Trade Agreement Implementation 

Act (CAFTA-DR Act); the Statement of 

Administrative Action (SAA), accompanying 

the CAFTA-DR Act; Presidential 

Proclamations 7987 (February 28, 2006) and 

7996 (March 31, 2006). 

BACKGROUND: 

The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides a 

list in Annex 3.25 for fabrics, yarns, and 

fibers that the Parties to the CAFTA-DR 

Agreement have determined are not 

available in commercial quantities in a 

timely manner in the territory of any 

Party. The CAFTA-DR Agreement 

provides that this list may be modified 

pursuant to Article 3.25(4)-(5), when the 

President of the United States 

determines that a fabric, yarn, or fiber is 

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in a timely manner in the territory of 

any Party. See Annex 3.25, Note; see 

also section 203(o)(4)(C) of the Act. 

The CAFTA-DR Act requires the 

President to establish procedures 

governing the submission of a request 

and providing opportunity for interested 

entities to submit comments and 

supporting evidence before a 

commercial availability determination is 

made. In Presidential Proclamations 

7987 and 7996, the President delegated 

to CITA the authority under section 

203(o)(4) of CAFTA-DR Act for 

modifying the Annex 3.25 list. On 

March 21, 2007, CITA published final 

procedures it would follow in 

considering requests to modify the 

Annex 3.25 list (72 FR 13256). 

On January 16, 2008, the Chairman of 

CITA received a commercial availability 

request from Alston & Bird, LLP, on 

behalf of S. Rothschild & Co., Inc, and 

Herman Kay & Co., for certain wool 

blend coating fabrics of the 

specifications detailed below. On 

January 18, 2008, CITA notified 

interested parties of, and posted on its 

website, the accepted request and asked 

that interested entities provide, by 

January 31, 2008, a response advising of 

its objection to the commercial 

availability request or its ability to 

supply the subject product. CITA also 

asked that any rebuttals to responses be 

submitted to CITA by February 6, 2008. 

No interested entity filed a response 

advising of its objection to the request 

or its ability to supply the subject 

product. 

In accordance with Section 

203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTA-DR Act, and 

its procedures, as no interested entity 

submitted a response objecting to the 

request or expressing an ability to 

supply the subject product, CITA has 

determined to add the specified fabrics 

to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTADR Agreement. 

The subject fabrics are added to the 

list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR 

Agreement in unrestricted quantities. A 

revised list has been published on-line. 

Specifications: 

HTSUS Classifications: 

5111.30.9000, 5515.13.0510, 

5515.22.0510, 

5515.99.0510,5516.32.0510, 

5516.33.0510 

Fiber Content: 20 percent of more of 

man-made staple fibers and 36 to 80 

percent of wool, cashmere or camelhair 

fiber (or any combination thereof), with 

a three percent fiber content allowance. 

Yarn Size: Various 

Fabric Weight: 17 to 23 ounces (482 to 

652 grams) 

Colors: Various 

Finishing: Carbonized, fulled, dried, 

dyed, brushed, sheared, vaporized, 

rolled 

R. Matthew Priest, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. 08–785 Filed 2–15–08; 1:42 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[DOD–2008–OS–0011] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of the Inspector General, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to alter a system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Inspector 

General (OIG) is altering a system of 

records to its existing inventory of 

record systems subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. 

DATES: The changes will be effective on 

March 24, 2008 unless comments are 

received that would result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Chief, 

FOIA/PA Office, Inspector General, 

Department of Defense, 400 Army Navy 

Drive, Room 201, Arlington, VA 22202–

4703. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Darryl R. Aaron at (703) 604–9785. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of the Inspector General notices for 

systems of records subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, 

have been published in the Federal 

Register and are available from the 

address above. 

The proposed systems reports, as 

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, were 

submitted February 13, 2008, to the 

House Committee on Government 

Reform, the Senate Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs, and the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) pursuant to 

paragraph 4c of Appendix I to OMB 

Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal Agency 

Responsibilities for Maintaining 

Records About Individuals,’ dated 

February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61 

FR 6427). 

Dated: February 14, 2008 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

CIG 20 

Defense Audit Management 

Information System (DAMIS) 

(November 29, 2002, 67 FR 71151) 

CHANGES: 

* * * * * 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Delete and replace with ‘‘Defense 

Automated Management Information 

System (DAMIS).’’

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Delete and replace with ‘‘Perot 

Systems Government Services, 8270 

Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, Willow 

Oaks 3, Fairfax, VA 22031–4615.’’

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Delete and replace with ‘‘All active 

personnel employed by the Office of the 

Inspector General, Department of 

Defense, the Naval Audit Service, the 

Army Audit Agency, and the Air Force 

Audit Agency.’’

* * * * * 

PURPOSE(S): 

Delete and replace with ‘‘Information 

is used to maximize staff resources and 

to provide project cost summary data; to 

track staff hours allocated towards 

project preparation and active projects 

which will allow for more effective 

scheduling of unassigned personnel and 

to categorize indirect time expended for 

end-of-year reporting; to plan 

workloads, to assist in providing time 

and attendance to the centralized 

payroll system; and to schedule and 

track training.’’

* * * * * 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Delete and replace with ‘‘Access to 

DAMIS is protected through the use of 

assigned user/IDs and passwords for 

entry to the different subsystem 

applications. Once the user’s credentials 

are acknowledged by the system, 

individual(s) are only allowed to 

perform predefined transactions/ 

processes on files according to their 

access levels and functionality.’’

* * * * * 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Delete and replace with ‘‘Master file 

contains data relating to audit projects, 

final reports, training, and time and 

attendance. Destroy/delete 20 years after 

the case is closed. System Outputs 

include specific use reports (not 


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